The wildest of the Canary Islands, Lanzarote's barren volcanic landscape features lava tunnels 6km long. Yet wine grapes can ...

He said lava tubes provide ideal shelter from the intense conditions of space. "On the lunar surface, you get 13.8 days of sunlight, then 13.8 days of night—with temperatures ranging from 130°C ...

Lava tubes have become an increasingly crucial topic of discussion within the scientific community regarding how future astronauts could live on Mars due to the increased shielding from cosmic and ...

These lava tubes should ideally be found anywhere in the universe near basalt volcanoes, like on the moon or Mars, but that notion has long been hypothetical — until now.

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Scientists have discovered lava tubes just under the surface of the Moon. The team used radar to answer a question scientists have been asking for over 50 years. If we’re lucky, these tubes ...

Scientists have found lava tubes on Mars and the moon are so wide, they could be prime real estate for humans to set up shop. Rep. Summer Lee reintroduces reparations legislation for Black ...

If these lava tubes are anything like Earth's, they could be the perfect place for astronauts to hunker down during their stay on Mars. "There's more than one of these [pits] on Mars that we've ...

The so-called red tube is a product of the lava rivers that, three years ago, flowed down into the small town of Todoque. Today a pair of entrances about 200 feet apart allow air to circulate.

Six rovers have already successfully landed on Mars, but much of the planet remains unexplored—including its caves and lava tubes, underground corridors formed by molten rock.

However, lava tubes on the Moon and Mars may be even longer. Most of these features likely date from 3 billion to 4 billion years ago, when both bodies had frequent volcanic activity.